Telegram-herald., 1887-03-11
THE MORTON HOUSE.
Guests Have Nothing so Fear
Ia Case OF 8 Fire.
s0H IHEr lRE ALARMED At NIGHT.
Osscriptioa - fhs working o. the ne.
Electrical Annanessto ketura
Gait and Firs Aisrfn APP
par.tus Recently Put In
This Mcdel tiogsi.

A ioFial gathering IT travelling ssiesmsn.
Who spens last Sunday a ths Aorten
House. several Of whoa had jo0rneyed
qs.ss dlslxnos. the uight before, IL order
v enjoy for tbs 0us dsy, the oomforss and
oongsnienoes afforded hy tbs oasis IN Tie
dessert u the dfnmmef's holel life. talked
lar id 70 the aight about hotels Ia general
and 1he Norton ia particular While each
had la0re os less advice on tap IS 70 hos 70
run hossl, there Was 10 questioning the
fact that TIE Morton j. the best and finest
appointed hotel ln Michigan. And several OF
tie salesmsn, who Tayei from NsW
York 10 san Francisco and from
the northern boundaries 10 ths Gulf Of Mex
leo. declared most emphanoxliy that there
VAS 40 city in the country anywhere near
the size Of Grand Rapids that could boast
Of y hotel Hvahng the appointments of
the newly remOdeied Morton. What par
ticulaf!y pleased the practical side Of The
drumwers cCntiuSent present or THIS oc-
casion Is TIE new electrical annunclator.
return call and IRE alarm apparatus COM
bined pat ia The Morton since the house
Was remOdeled. The drummer who hss
travelled is quicker than others 70 appfe-
electrical devices. and upon no other feature
OF The M0rt0ns metropolitan appoint
ments did these knights oi the road bssEow
50 much praise as they shOwered
upon tLis one object, the value OF which
the average guest loses sight OF while sd
mirlng The olhes and more showy appoint
ment Of hrst-cass hotel. TIE drummers
are right, too. for none Of the other modern
aud more costly appointments OF the re-
Al. a
the electrical annunciator. return call and
FIRE alarm apparatus, for notwithstanding
all that science and building skill have done
in the better and safer construction OF
hotels, there is nothing 50 much dreaded
alike by landlord and guest as ilre. lnven-
tive genius has done much, by the introcuc.
ton of stand pipes ana fire escapes, 20
lessen the danger in case Of hre, but until
the Introduction OF this improved hotel IRE
alarm no absolutely reliable means had
been invented Tor automatically ar0using
every sleeping guest IN burning hotel, no
matter how large the structure. In add
ton 10 the ordinary Office anDunciator, each
Of the 100 sleeping rooms at The Morton
has bell, which is connected with a series
of push buttons 10 fire alarm dial IN the
Office. Ia case of IRE. by simply releasing
lever in the centre Of the dial. the bell IN
every room u rung twice during each reyo-
luton Of the lever. and the revolutions con-
| tinue until long after every guest has safely
lett tie burning building. The value OF
1 this system is not alone III its capacity as 8
reliable FIRE alarm. With it the clerk can in
stantly answer the call OF an impatient
| guest; can call guest az any hour. thus
| avoiding the necessity Of sending
the porter 10 arouse the sleeper by pound
log on the door 10 the annoyance of the oc-
cupsnts of the adjoining rooms. or can as
certain al once II guest IS IN his room,
| without sendiBg The bell boy, by simply
| pressing the button on the fire alarm dial
| corresponding To the room be desires TO call.
| The apparatus is so arranged that the call
| bells in the rooms will give but single tap
! when ueed as a call, and ring ss "A vibrating
/ bell when operated as he alarm. Upon
| inquiry at the hotel office it was learned
that this valuable electrical apparatus is
Manufactured by the Western Electric Com
| pany of Chicago, New York, London and
| Antwerp, and that their sole representative
! for Michigan is the Sven Tideman Electric
| Company, % Ott2wa-st., Grand Rapids. IL
was further learned from one OF the hotel
| clerks that this company put the apparatus
| in after toe Morton was remOdelled and
| furnished without a days loss OF their an
| nunciatOr service, and without leaving a
wire in sight or a scratch on its beautifully
| finished interior. 1t vas afterwards learned
/ AZ the ONCE OF the company that another
contract of theirs is the electrical service in
| the superb quarters of the O-W Wash-ia NOng
| Club. while a small piece OF electrical work
they are especially proud of IS the snnun-
oistor in the elevator in the new Widdi-
comb building. Among sery variety of prac-
teal every day electrical devices displayed at
! the company ONCE the reporter attention
/ was especially called TO & vast quantity OF
/ Diapers electric door bells. which as now
/ put up and maintained are cheaper. more
| efficient. aud much more attractive IN an
pearance than the old fashioned mechanical
/ bell. The Sven TideDGn Co. are prepared o
! furnish and put up every sort OF electrical
/ device and service, employing competent
I electricians aod mechanics, and they will
undertake 20 pat in good working oroer
I imperfect or unsatisfactory jobs done By
/ other concerns, chiefly The resalt Of IL
I competent and unskllled work.